⚖️ Japanese Amounts & Measures Vocabulary Quantidades e medidas
10 essential Brazilian Portuguese words for the Amounts & Measures scene, each with IPA, English meaning, CEFR level and native speaker audio, plus example sentences. Tap 🔊 to listen.
- metade /meˈtadʒi/ A1half · -de→[dʒi]Comi só a metade do prato e me servi de novo.I ate only half the plate and served myself again.
- dúzia /ˈduziɐ/ A1dozen · s→[z]Comprei uma dúzia de ovos na feira.I bought a dozen eggs at the market.
- par /ˈpaʁ/ A1pair · coda r=[ʁ]; ‘um par DE’Ganhei um par de meias no aniversário.I got a pair of socks for my birthday.
- pedaço /peˈdasu/ A1piece, bit · ç=[s]Ele me ofereceu um pedaço do próprio bolo.He offered me a piece of his own cake.
- monte /ˈmõtʃi/ A1heap, pile; also ‘hill’; ‘um monte de’ = a lot of · nasal [õ]; -te→[tʃi]Tinha um monte de roupa para lavar.There was a pile of clothes to wash.
- dobro /ˈdobɾu/ A1double, twice as much · closed [o]O ingresso na hora custa o dobro do preço.The ticket at the door costs double the price.
- litro /ˈlitɾu/ A1literA receita pede meio litro de leite.The recipe calls for half a liter of milk.
- quilo /ˈkilu/ A1kilo, kilogram · short for ‘quilograma’Pedi meio quilo de tomate na feira.I asked for half a kilo of tomatoes at the market.
- metro /ˈmɛtɾu/ A1meter (unit); also short for ‘subway’ (metrô, with ô) · OPEN [ɛ]O tecido custa por metro, não por peça.The fabric is sold by the meter, not by the piece.
- grama /ˈgɾɐ̃mɐ/ A1gram · nasal [ɐ̃]; hard g; ⚠ ‘a grama’ (feminine) = grass, lawnA receita leva duzentos gramas de manteiga.The recipe uses two hundred grams of butter.
FAQ
How many Brazilian Portuguese amounts & measures words are in this list?
10 words, including A1: 10. Every word has playable native audio and example sentences.
Are these words CEFR-graded?
Yes — every word carries its CEFR level (A1–C2), so you can start with the level you need.
What is the best way to memorise them?
Scene groups plus spaced repetition: listen, repeat, learn the word inside its example sentence, then review the next day. Bossa has SRS and four quiz types built in.